7/26 - Jonathan Lucroy (29% owned Yahoo) has been activated by the Milwaukee Brewers finally. The last time he played was May 27th and he left fantasy owners without a catcher hitting .375 with 5 HRs and 30 RBI in just 43 games played. Believe it or not Lucroy has played nearly half the games the other top catchers have and is still 21st overall in fantasy points and 16th in RBI. Add him to your roster if you lost J.P. Arencibia or if you are struggling at the catcher position. No catcher in baseball with over 16 ABs averages more points per at bat than Lucroy (Carlos Ruiz also avg 1.25 pts/ab...good company).

The Toronto Blue Jays have lost power hitting C J.P. Arencibia (58% owned Yahoo) for the next six weeks after a foul tip fractured his hand. Only Jarrod Saltalamacchia (52%) (19) has hit more home runs than J.P. (16). If you are looking to just replace his power numbers, than Salty or Wilin Rosario (26%) of the Colorado Rockies is your guy. Padres C Yasmani Grandal (14%) and Royals C Salvado Perez (38%) are other viable options.

7/25 - The Pittsburgh Pirates are in it to win it this year after acquiring P Wandy Rodriguez (67% owned Yahoo) from their division rival Houston Astros. Now the Bucs rotation looks REAL nice with James McDonald, A.J. Burnett, Wandy, and Erik Bedard. If they can figure out how to acquire some offensive talent before the deadline LOOKOUT!

The New York Yankees have lost 3B Alex Rodriguez (97% owned Yahoo) after fracturing his hand last night. He will miss 6-8 weeks which means he might not be back until mid-September. He was hit by a pitch from Felix Hernandez who also who Derek Jeter and Ichiro last night, while getting hit by a batted ball himself. Check out all the craziness here! Chase Headley (55%) has been the hottest available 3B eligible hitter since the All-Star Break and overall on the season. Only Daniel Murphy (58%) and Pedro Alvarez (51%) have been better over the past 30 days. Let us know how you plan on replacing A Rod in the comment section!

The Los Angeles Dodgers have traded for 3B/SS (Who knows yet where he will play for the Dodgers) Hanley Ramirez (98%). Luis Cruz has filled in for the injured Dee Gordon and Jerry Hariston, Adam Kennedy and Juan Uribe split 3B duties. Hanley has not been the same for some time now. After 4 straight .300+ seasons, Ramirez is posting back to back .240 seasons. However, I fully expect a huge second half from Hanley in the bright lights of Los Angeles. The only NL stadium he hits better at is PNC Park in Pittsburgh:

Stadium

G

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

BB

K

SB

CS

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

PNC Park

16

61

15

24

4

0

2

7

2

9

8

3

0.393

0.415

0.557

0.973

Dodger Stadium

18

67

15

26

5

0

3

10

9

16

9

3

0.388

0.468

0.597

1.065

Nathan Eovaldi (2%) is the chip going back to Miami. Definitely not a big strike out guy but with veteran Mark Buehrle's tutelage, could learn how to win in a similar fashion.

Anibal Sanchez got ROUGHED up in June, but has settled down in July again and already has 3 more strikeouts in 4 less innings pitched (4 July starts to 5 June starts). For Sanchez' career, his post All Star Break ERA is 3.37 compared to 4.12 before the break. Expect big things from Sanchez and add him to your team if he is available.

7/23 - The New York Yankees have acquired Ichiro Suzuki for D.J. Mitchell and Danny Fahrquar. What a GREAT move for New York and even better news for fantasy owners! Ichiro in the Bronx might score 100 runs in the second half!

Can't decide which utility player to use? Don't know which relief pitcher to leave in? Did your player recently get injured and now you don't know if you should hold onto him or use the waiver wire? If you have ANY roster questions, don't hesitate to leave a comment!